Xu Xiaodong could next face Yi Long – but this ‘fake Shaolin monk’ can actually fight
- Chinese MMA fighter will need to take Yi Long a lot more seriously than usual martial arts frauds
- Yi Long is self-trained in Shaolin kung fu but has serious kick-boxing pedigree
Xu Xiaodong’s return to fighting was such a stroll he even pretended to fall asleep in the corner of the ring at one point. But he could be caught napping if he takes his next opponent so lightly.
The Chinese MMA fighter bludgeoned a 56-year-old kung fu “master” last weekend, breaking Tian Ye’s nose in a matter of seconds before toying with and mocking his then-heavily bandaged opponent, so pathetic were the blows being aimed his way.
And after another quick TKO victory, reports in Chinese media suggest the 40-year-old “Mad Dog” will next face Yi Long, the “fake Shaolin monk”.
But unlike the other traditional martial arts frauds Xu has pulverised on his mission to expose “fake kung fu”, Yi Long can actually fight.
Competing in yellow trousers with a shaved head, he has previously billed himself as the “No 1 Shaolin kung fu monk”.